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Noun: aversion therapy
  1. Any technique of behaviour modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behaviour in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success)

Derived forms: aversion therapies

Type of: behavior modification [US], behavior therapy [US], behaviour therapy [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Aversion therapy

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